Effect of massive gas hydrate formation on the water isotopic fractionation of the gas hydrate system at Hydrate Ridge, Cascadia margin, offshore Oregon

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2006, Pages

  Tomaru, Hitoshi ^a   Torres, Marta E ^b   Matsumoto, Ryo ^c   Borowski, Walter S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brine; Gas hydrate; Hydrate ridge; Hydration number; Water isotopic composition

Indexed keywords

EID: 72049111787     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GC001207     Document Type: Article

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